THE DARK SIDE OF POSITIVITY
Right, so it’s been a rough day. Rougher than most. And although you’ve been trying to spend less time on your phone, you reach for it and start scrolling, scrolling, scrolling on social media. It’s a welcome escape at first, but your feed soon starts to take on a categorical theme: “Good vibes only”, touts one influencer, alongside a photo of her sitting beachside, all sun-kissed skin and carefree smile; “Life is what you make it”, insists the pro business coach, whose career was kickstarted by a hefty lump sum from the Bank of Mum and Dad; “Dream, Believe, Achieve”, encourages the big corporate, with no discernible connection to the motivational space. You log off and put your phone down, feeling even worse than you did to begin with.
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